Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery

Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


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Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Hemiobol336 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.41g). Two tunny fish over each other / Head of roaring lion left; within incuse square. Very rare. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Tetartemorion752 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g). Forepart of boar left / Two tunnies swimming in opposite directions, bigger one to right, smaller to left. (the rev is upside down)
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Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Tetartemorion305 viewsca 480-450 BC. Hemiobol (0.24g, 6mm). Forepart of boar left / Two tunnies swimming in opposite directions. aVF.
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Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Tetartemorion306 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.25g, 11h). Forepart of boar left / Tunny right above tunny left; all within incuse square. VF, toned. Very rare. Liles Coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Tetartemorion388 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.23g). Forepart of boar left / Two tunny fish in opposite directions, one atop the other. VF, toned. Rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Trihemiobol584 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.15g). Protome of a lion with open jaws to left, and with both forelegs visible; behind, tunny fish swimming downwards / Ram's head to left; all within incuse square. Extremely rare. Toned. Minor die break on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Trihemiobol242 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.20g, 10.5mm, 4h). Forepart of winged lion left; tunny to right / Head of ram left within incuse square. EF, toned. Excellent metal. Extremely rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 470-400) Hemiobol334 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.30g). Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian cap / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned. Possibly unique. Ex Hirsch 253 (9/2007), lot 2170.
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Kyzikos (BC 470-400) Hemiobol293 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 12mm). Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian cap / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently the second known. Very fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 470-400) Hemiobol254 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.34g, 7mm). Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian cap / Incuse punch. aVF. Unpublished in the standard references.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol1032 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Head of bear left, holding tunny fish in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square ("mill-sail" pattern). Extremely rare. EF.1 comments
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol574 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Lotus flower; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. Good VF, granular surfaces.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol578 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g). Lotus flower (?), tunny fish below / Mill-sail pattern incuse. Unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol317 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Hemiobol (9mm, 0.50g). Lotus flower; tunny to left / Quadripartite incuse square. CNG 69, lot 347 var. (tunny to right); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, granular surfaces.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol510 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.50g). Bird standing right before tunny; three(?) pellets around / Square incuse punch of mill-sail pattern. Near VF, porous. Extremely rare. Apparently unpublished.1 comments
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol214 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (10mm, 0.39g). Flower(?) with leaf to left; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, light porosity. Unpublished? Lee Coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol319 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.30g, 8mm). Head of tunny fish right, squid (?) above / Quadratum incusum. VF.1 comments
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol316 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.47g). Rooster standing right before tunny / Square incuse punch of mill-sail pattern.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol372 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g, 8mm). Head of stag facing; tunny fish to left and right / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely Fine. Very Rare. Exceptionally complete for the issue.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol252 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.5g, 9mm). Head of stag facing; tunny fish to left and right / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely Fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Obol276 viewsca late 6th century BC. AR Obol (0.99g). Rooster standing left, tunny to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. aVF. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 510-480) Hemidrachm320 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.97g). Forepart of boar left / Rough quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. VF, toned, a few minor deposits. Liles Coll.; ex CNG 70 (9/2005), lot 365.
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Kyzikos (BC 510-480) Hemiobol171 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.52g, 8mm). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 510-480) Hemitetartemorion?359 viewsca 510-475 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.13g, 5mm). Head of boar right / Incuse square. Very rare. Nice very fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 510-480) Hemitetartemorion?261 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.14g, 5mm). Head of boar right / Quadratum incusum. Extremely rare. Good very fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 510-480) Hemitetartemorion?212 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.14g, 5mm). Head of boar right / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. aEF.
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Kyzikos (BC 510-480) Hemitetartemorion?116 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (4mm, 0.16g). Head of boar right / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Very rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol745 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR Obol (0.60g). Tunny fish left / Quadripartite incuse square. Nice very fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol773 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR Obol (0.68g, 10mm, 12h). Dolphin over tunny fish swimming left / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. VF.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol501 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.61g). Tunny left, lotus (?) flower below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, light porosity.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol342 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (0.54g, 9mm). Tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol329 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.52g). Tunny fish left; lotus flower below / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol316 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.50g). Tunny fish right / Quadripartite incuse square. Superb centered, well-pronounced copy, good very fine. Ex Peus Auc. 376, lot 332.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol256 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.45g). Tunny left; below, flower left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, granular surfaces. Very rare. Liles Coll.; ex Rosen Coll. (not in prior M&M or NFA sales of his coins); Numismatic Fine Arts V (2/1928), lot 135.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol264 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.7g). Tunny right, holding lotus flower in mouth curving below / Quadripartite incuse square.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Obol291 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.96g). Dolphin left above tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, lightly toned, minor porosity. Unpublished? Lee Coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Obol573 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (1.05g). Dolphin left above tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Obol348 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (1.10g, 11mm). Tunny left, lotus flower below / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare, very fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-480) Hemiobol301 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.61g, 8mm). Forepart of tunny right; five or six pellets around / Quadripartite incuse square. Near VF, toned, porous.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-480) Obol99 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.88g, 8mm). Two tunny fish crossed in saltire; pellet (or lotus flower) in each angle / Incuse square punch. Very rare, apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-480) Obol?208 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (0.80g, 10mm). Two tunny fish crossed in saltire; pellet in each angle / Incuse square punch. aVF.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-480) Tetartemorion213 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Tetartemorion (8mm, 0.24g). Head of tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, dark find patina. Very rare. Liles Coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-480) Trihemiobol443 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Tetrobol (9mm, 1.55g). Head of tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square divided perpendicularly. VF, toned. Extremely rare. Liles Coll.; ex Rosen Coll. (not in prior M&M or NFA sales).

This coin is from the same obverse die as the following lot (as well as the Rosen Sale 151 coin), and all three appear to form a transitional issue bridging the earlier archaic coinage with the early classical silver issues of Kyzikos. Their reverses show that the mint was experimenting with new reverse types. While the present coin has the usual, perpendicularly divided, quadripartite incuse, the following coin has a diagonally divided square. Finally, on the third piece (Rosen Sale 151), the incuse is divided such that a large K is formed by the lines, supplemented by two pellets and two small lines in one segment.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-480) Trihemiobol438 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Tetrobol (9mm, 1.43g). Head of tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally. Near EF, dark find patina, tiny die break above eye. Extremely rare.

This coin is obverse die linked to the previous lot as well as the Rosen Sale 151 coin, and all three appear to form a transitional issue bridging the earlier archaic coinage with the early classical silver issues of Kyzikos. There reverses show that the mint was experimenting with new reverse types. While the previous coin has the usual, perpendicularly divided, quadripartite incuse, the present coin has a diagonally divided square.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol772 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.42g, 8mm). Head tunny fish right; below, tunny fish right / Quadratum incusum. Rare. Very fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol708 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Obol (?) (0.31g). Head of tunny fish left / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare. Good VF. Mueller coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol242 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.47g, 8mm). Head of tunny right; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, light porosity.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol296 viewsca 550 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.40g, 7mm). Head tunny fish left, tunny fish behind / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol217 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.45g). Head of tunny fish right, holding lotus flower in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square ("mill-sail" pattern). Extremely rare variant. VF.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol243 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.45g, 9mm). Head of tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol243 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.47g, 9mm). Head of tunny right above head of tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol224 viewsca 550 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.40g). Tunny head left, with fish in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, darkly toned. Rare. Lee Coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol279 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.45g, 8mm). Head of tunny right; above, tail of tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, porous. A peculiar variety with only the tail end of the top fish on the obverse. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol209 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.40g, 8mm). Heads of two tunny fish, one above the other, facing opposite directions / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, some porosity. Very rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol327 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.44g, 8.2mm). Head of tunny right, swallowing another fish / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare, gVF. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol227 viewsca 550 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.54g, 8mm). Head of tunny right; lotus flower below / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare, Very Fine. Apparently unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol268 viewsca 500 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.43g). Head of tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, porosity.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol250 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.36g). Head of tunny left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Ex Klein collection, Ex Hauck & Aufhauser 18 (2004), 144.
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Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol204 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (9mm, 0.47g). Head of tunny right above head of tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF, toned, granular surfaces. Rare. Liles Coll.; ex Rosen Coll. (not in prior M&M or NFA sales).
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Hemiobol417 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.62g). Head and neck of bird right, its beak extending over head of tunny upward to right / Irregular incuse. Unpublished in the standard references, but see Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 32 (5/2010), lot 102 for another. VF, toned and porous surfaces. Perhaps the second known. 1 comments
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Hemiobol298 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.64g). Head and neck of bird right, its beak extending over head of tunny upward to right / Irregular incuse.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Hemiobol292 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.3g, 7mm). Two tunny facing right, one above the other / Quadripartite incuse square.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Hemiobol106 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.55g, 8mm). Head of tunny right; two pellets to left, tunny above / Quadripartite incuse square
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol294 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.08g, 9.1mm). Head of tunny fish right; above, tunny fish right / Irregular incuse punch. VF, rare early coinage, original hoard patina.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol 334 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Obol (0.98g, 9mm). Head of tunny fish right; above, tunny fish right / Irregular incuse punch. This example appears to have one and possibly a second pellet behind the tunny head.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol229 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Obol (1.02g, 9mm). Head of tunny right; two pellets to left, tunny above / Irregular incuse punch. Good VF, toned, slight roughness. Very rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol207 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Obol (Trihemiobol?) (1.2g, 10mm). Head of tunny fish left / Irregular incuse punch. Near extremely fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol113 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Obol (1.07g, 10mm). Head of tunny right, vertical tunny fish downward behind / Quadripartite incuse square.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol268 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Obol (1.06g, 9mm). Crab holding tunny right within raised claws / Quadripartite incuse square.

Though numerous silver fractions have been attributed to Kos or to an uncertain area in Thrace-Macedon, this particular issue would seemingly be more associated with Kyzikos on account of the tunny. Very rare and interesting.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol327 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Obol (0.77g, 9.5mm). Two tunny facing left, one above the other / Quadripartite incuse square. This is the SNG von Aulock plate coin (7327), however the tunnies are oriented facing right in the SNG publication.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Hemiobol467 viewsca 521-478 BC. AR 1/48 Stater (0.41g). Griffin or Ketos with fish in mouth right; seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Unpublished. Ex Kuenker 20 (1991), lot 162.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Hemiobol244 viewsca 550 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g, 7mm). Head of lion right, holding tunny in mouth / Irregular incuse punch.

Most probably Kyzikos - the image reminds of the early obols of Kyzikos which depict a tunny with fish in its mouth. The lion is not unknown on later coins from Kyzikos and is mostly combined with a tunny - but no other piece shows a lion holding a fish in its mouth. The drawing of the lion differs very much from these later illustrations. It may be suggested that this coin can be dated at the beginning of the coinage of Kyzikos.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol613 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Obol (?) (1.02g). Head of tunny right, holding another fish in mouth / Incuse square punch. Extremely rare. VF. Mueller coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol802 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 1.04g). Head of boar right, holding fish in mouth / Plain square incuse punch. Near VF, some porosity. Very rare.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol956 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (0.82g, 9mm). Head of tunny right / Incuse square punch. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare. Ex Aufhäuser 8 (10/1991), lot 96.

This silver issue parallels the earliest series of Electrum from Kyzikos, which also featured full or partial tunnies as the obverse type. These silver pieces strongly suggest that the dating of this coinage is closer to middle of the 6th century.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol944 viewsca 600-525 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (1.12g, 9mm). Head of tunny right, superimposed on head of bull right / Incuse square. Good VF, toned.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol314 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.96g). Head of boar right, holding tunny in its jaws / Rough incuse square. VF, toned, slightly rough surfaces. Very rare. Liles Coll.; ex Rosen Coll. (not in prior M&M or NFA sales).
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol105 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (0.94g). Two tunny heads back-to-back; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square. Possibly unique.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol224 viewsca 550 BC. AR Obol (1.06g, 9mm). Head of lion right, holding tunny in mouth / Irregular incuse punch. Unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Tritartemorion?194 viewsca 550 BC. AR Tritartemorion (?) (0.64g, 10mm). Head of a lion to right, holding tunny in its jaws. / Rough incuse square. Extremely rare. Struck on a broad flan and darkly toned. Good very fine. Unpublished.
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Kyzikos (BC 600-550) Stater557 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Stater (14.69g, 19mm). Head of tunny left; tail of tunny fish above / Rough incuse square. ANS collection - bequest of E.T. Newell.
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Kyzikos (BC 600-550) Stater269 viewsca 520 BC. AR or BI Stater (20.3mm, 14.71g). Head of tunny fish left; above, fish tail right / Square punch containing irregular markings.
   
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